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Trial Number 35

Trial Purpose:

To test the effectiveness of Soft Scrub All Purpose in the removal of Hucker's Soil from various substrates.

Date Run:

07/26/2021

Experiment Procedure:

A Soft Scrub All Purpose solution was created by mixing 1 part Soft Scrub and 2 parts water. Then, 3 coupons of each substrate (ceramic, plastic, painted metal) were collected and initial weights were taken. Hucker's Soil (Creamy Peanut Butter, Salted Butter, Wheat gluten, Egg Yolk, Evaporated milk, DI water, Printer's ink with boiled linseed oil, India Ink, Saline Solution) was applied to each coupon and allowed to air dry for 2 hours. After the 2 hour dry time, the weights of the newly contaminated coupons were measured. All coupons were placed into a Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester machine. Wypall cleaning cloths were attached to each of the 3 cleaning blocks used for the test. Each Wypall cloth and all coupons received 2 sprays of the Soft Scrub All Purpose solution and the Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester was run for 20 repetitions, simulating 20 manual wipes. Once cleaning concluded, the cleaned coupons were allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours, the weights of the cleaned coupons were measured. 

Trial Results:

Substrate Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Ceramic 0.1068 0.0049 95.41 88.73 87.49
0.1004 0.0097 90.34
0.1149 0.0133 88.42
Plastic 0.5125 0.0986 80.76 88.56
0.6870 0.0518 92.46
0.7648 0.0577 92.46
Painted Metal 0.1993 0.0617 69.04 85.18
0.1294 0.0085 93.43
0.1571 0.0109 93.06

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

Soft Scrub All Purpose was successful in the removal of Hucker's Soil from ceramic, plastic, and painted metal substrates

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